Construct validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 242-250

  Freitas, Sandra ^a   Simões, Mário R ^a   Marôco, João ^b   Alves, Lara ^a   Santana, Isabel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Cognitive disorders; Factor analysis; Neuropsychological test; Psychometrics; Validity and reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84857757347     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711001573     Document Type: Article

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